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2 On the Add new VMkernel interface page, congure the seings for the VMkernel adapter.
Option Description
Port Group Label
Adding a new VMkernel NIC also adds a new port group. Specify a name
for that port group.
VLAN ID
Enter a VLAN ID to determine the VLAN for the network trac of the
VMkernel adapter to use.
IP Version
Select IPv4, IPv6, or both.
N The IPv6 option does not appear on hosts that do not have IPv6
enabled.
3 (Optional) Expand the IPv4 seings section to select an option for obtaining IP addresses.
Option Description
Use DHCP to obtain IP settings
IP seings are obtained automatically. A DHCP server must be present on
the network.
Use static IP settings
Enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask for the VMkernel adapter.
The VMkernel Default Gateway and DNS server addresses for IPv4 are
obtained from the selected TCP/IP stack.
4 (Optional) Expand the IPv6 seings section to select an option for obtaining IPv6 addresses.
Option Description
DHCPv6
Use DHCP to obtain IPv6 addresses. A DHCPv6 server must be present on
the network.
Auto Configuration
Use router advertisement to obtain IPv6 addresses.
Static IPv6 Addresses
a Click Add address to add a new IPv6 address.
b Enter the IPv6 address and subnet prex length.
5 Select a virtual switch from the drop-down menu.
6 Select a TCP/IP stack from the drop-down menu.
After you set a TCP/IP stack for the VMkernel adapter, you cannot change it. If you select the vMotion
or the Provisioning TCP/IP stack, you can use only this stack to handle vMotion or for Provisioning
trac on the host. All VMkernel adapters for vMotion on the default TCP/IP stack are disabled for
future vMotion sessions. If you use the Provisioning TCP/IP stack, VMkernel adapters on the default
TCP/IP stack are disabled, and you cannot perform some operations including trac Provisioning, such
as virtual machine cold migration, cloning, and snapshot creation.
7 (Optional) Enable vMotion for the default TCP/IP stack on the host.
vMotion enables the VMkernel adapter to advertise itself to another host as the network connection
where vMotion trac is sent. It is not possible to use vMotion to perform migrations to selected hosts if
the vMotion service is not enabled for any VMkernel adapter on the default TCP/IP stack, or if no
adapters use the vMotion TCP/IP stack.
8 Review your seing selections and click Create.
Edit VMkernel Network Adapter Settings in the VMware Host Client
You might have to change the supported trac type for a VMkernel network adapter, or the way IPv4 or
IPv6 addresses are obtained.
Procedure
1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click VMkernel NICs.
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